Plant Highlights By Date
Doryanthes palmeri
May 2018
This Australian native begins life as a single large rosette, but when it comes into flower the growing tip elongates into a flower stalk, much like an Agave does.
Echeveria derenbergii
April 2018
Many species of Echeveria are notable for their highly ornamental tight rosettes of succulent leaves, and most of these come from Mexico.
Protea scolymocephala
March 2018
The Protea Family, Proteaceae, is primarily a Southern Hemisphere group, with most of the species found in Australia and South Africa.
Aloe africana
February 2018
South Africa has quite a few single-headed species of Aloe which develop a trunk and make dramatic focal points in the garden.
Cheiridopsis robusta
January 2018
This clump-forming succulent belongs to the Ice Plant Family and features showy yellow flowers.
Agave filifera
December 2017
At maturity, the center of a rosette elongates and shoots upward to form a flower stalk, and this is about 6½to 8 feet tall (2 – 2.5 m). The stalk is dark purple, as are the flower buds arrayed along it, with the flowers opening in sequence from bottom to top over the course of about a month.
Faucaria candida
November 2017
Although its native habitat is not in the winter-rainfall area, F. candida can be grown outdoors in our part of California provided it is given sharp drainage and occasional water during the summer months.
Adromischus marianiae f. herrei
October 2017
Depending on the clone and the growing conditions, plants may be green, red, purple, or almost black, and the leaves can vary from short and almost round to lemon-shaped or more elongated.
Hesperaloe tenuifolia
September 2017
As with other species of Hesperaloe, H. tenuifolia has a long flowering period, beginning in the spring and continuing on through to the fall.
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii
August 2017
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii is summer-blooming, with flowers emerging mainly in December and January in its native habitat in Argentina.
